Omaha daily bee., 1887-10-30

graph operator in the branch Office at
the corner of Fulton street and Frank
lin avenue. She is not particularly
brilliant telegraphic artist, albeit she
is pretty. well-formed and intelligent.
Her inability to catch the lightning as
fast as it was flashed to her over the
wires has often been the cause OF many
serious quarrels by telegraph, and it
was not infrequently that the pretty
young telegrapher would go home with
tears in her eyes because some unprin-
cipled man in the general Office in New
York had roasted" or rushed her.
About four months ago, however,
there came change. A new operator
was placed in charge of the wire at the
general Office and he proved to be the
pineapple of politeness. His sending
was so nice that it seemed like sooth-
ing syrup to all the young ladies in the
different branch offices on the line. In
the mornings when he sat down at his
desk he would fash them all bright
good morning, which reverbrated
through their ears for at least an hour
afterward, and made them blush like a
flushing orchard before harvest.
Miss Thorne liked the new operator,
notwithstanding that he sailed under
the name of Brown, and, judging from
the many pleasant things he licked
felt favOrably disposed toward her.
Their friendship became thicker by
degrees. The little birds in the trees
came instinctively down and picked off
the tatfy as it sped over the wires. The
friendship grew into love, and although
they had never seen each other. the
two were the happiest creatures on
earth and did not seem to mind the
many sarcastic remarks that were
dotted and dashed at their expense by
the other young ladies who were en-
forced listeners to the novel cOurtship.
Brown was as assidious in his atten-
tions to Clara as though he was in her
own parlor, with the gas turned low and
the moon sending in a mournful, lone
some, sentimental ray TO keep them
company.
AT last Brown was allowed to call on
his fair telegraphic love. 1t was love
at first sight, with the result that Papa
ThOrne, after considerable hemming
and having, said he would think about
it. He thought about it, and Miss
Clara went to work on her trousseau,
while George awaited with impatence
the time when he could call her his
own without making half dozen other
young ladies feel miserable because
they were obliged to listen to his mes
sages of love.
Two Fluttering Hearts United.
Philadelphia Record: Two more
nuttering hearts have been ferried
across the Delaware and come back
from jerseys Gretna Green as one. The
certificate of the union was this time
carefully slowed away in the breast
pocket Of none other than William H.
West, the well-known minstrel of the
Thatcher, Primrose g. West combina-
tion. and the fair creature whom he
tenderly held by the hand as she lithely
| skipped from the boat once more to the
Pennsylvania shore was recognized as
| the beautiful heiress and daughter of
the late Hon. f. Joy Morris, eX-United
States minister to Turkey. She was
| Miss Rumelia G. Morris before she
crossed the river and was joined in
wedlock to the lucky minstrel.
| 1t is romantic story, that of their
meeting in mid-ocean last summer on
the deck of the good steamship Aur-
ania, and the delightful transition
from friendship to affection and
cupid's sweetest passion, till their vows
were uttered in this city a few days ago,
and then repeated yesterday after
noon. AZ
A bridegroom Deserted.
A dispatch from Lockport, N. Y.
Miss Annie l.. Wood. handsome and
only nineteen years old, daughter o.
Amos Wood. n wealthy Philadelphia
eloped recently with her fathers coach
man, Howard Wagner, and went to Nj.
agara Falls. The girl obtained employ
ment as a domestic with a family named
/ hn 1af in o pl
and went with Wagner to hotel neal
Suspension bridge on the Canadian side
where they lived as man and wife, OBJ
tanning money to pay their board by
pawning Miss Woods jewelry.
Thursday of last week Mr.. Wood 10
Gated his daughter, and he surprised
her at tho hotel yesterday. He be
sought her to return home, promising
forgiveness. BY ruse Wagner and the
girl left the hotel in hack and were
driven to the American side, where they
were married by a justice OF the peace
Wagner gave his name as Howard N
Smith. The irate father followed ant
found the couple as they were coming
found that his daughter had been mar
ried under ticticious name. He tool
her aside and persuaded her to go will
with him. When the two left Niagar,
Falls last night for the east q seemingl,
perfect reconciliation had taken place
Married, Unmarried and Remarked
Denver Republican,: ''Excuse me,
said Mr.. Corbett, lifting his hat po
litely and smiling his sweetest smile
81 am going to jail"
The gentleman then turned around
called for Mr.. William Weiss, in whose
custody he was, and announced hi
readiness to proceed on his journey t.
the county institution in West Denver
Mr.. Corbett was accompanied by |
friend, and both seemed on the kindes
terms with Deputy Sheriff Weiss. TIL,
three walked leisurely down Sixteenth
street, enjoying the autumn air, ant
chatting pleasantly as they went along
They pursued their journey in the vi
cinity of Curtis and Fifteenth streets
hailed West Denver car, boarded il
and were soon deposited at the door Q
] the county Jail, where MIR. Corbett wa